Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s “self-destruction” called defect might ruin the team’s 2024 season, according to one publication. Josh Allen is expected to decline while wide receiver Stefon Diggs is sidelined.
Lazy, unfounded stories are like a terrible cold—you just can’t seem to shake them.
Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, is regarded by almost everyone as one of the finest in the NFL. In three of the last four seasons, he has received votes for NFL MVP. In four of the last five seasons, his team has won playoff games and qualified for the postseason each time. Being the only player in NFL history to score more than 40 touchdowns in four straight seasons, he is certain to repeat the feat in the 2024 campaign.
Though an athletic marvel, Allen had accuracy and mechanical issues with the Cowboys, with these concerns leaking over into his first two professional seasons. He was not good as a rookie, throwing for just over 2,000 yards and 12 interceptions compared to 10 touchdowns. He improved in the 2019 campaign but was largely a game-manager, keeping Buffalo’s offense moving as it finished the year 10-6 and earned a Wild Card berth. Despite this, some continue to doubt Allen’s ability. Questions about Allen’s reliability and status as an elite NFL quarterback are largely rooted in his pre-draft scouting report and disappointing initial professional seasons.
Allen unexpectedly exploded in the 2020 campaign, evolving from an athletic, but limited quarterback into a world-beating game-wrecker. He passed for 37 touchdowns and over 4,500 yards that year, also picking up 421 yards and eight scores on the ground.
His ascension was unforeseen. Unbelievable, even. Some still can’t even believe it, to the point that they continue to doubt Allen despite the fact that he’s maintained this elite level of play—with the odd head-scratching decision here and there—in the three seasons since his breakout.
Maurice Moton of Bleacher Report recently broke down each contender’s one roster weakness that could prove fatal in the 2024 NFL season. Buffalo’s biggest concern for the season is Allen’s potential to “self-destruct” in the absence of former No. 1 wide receiver Stefon Diggs.